One of the men used to box when he was younger and is really interested in the psychobiology surrounding the sport. I've taken a few of my DVDs and magazines in for him and I've had a chat with the staff about the discipline, focus and tactical thinking involved in the sport. He's never even mentioned anything to me about brutal knockouts etc, as he's really interested in the marginal things like channelling emotions in a productive way in order to be successful. It makes him think about how the best use their attributes to the best of their ability and turn their weaknesses into strengths through increasing awareness of how opponents will try to exploit these things.
He's requested footage of Joe Louis, Holyfield and Ali. I have much of this footage already on my hard drive, but I don't know how to get it all onto DVD. Most of it I play using VLC Media player. If anyone could explain how to convert files, it'd be much appreciated and also which kind of blank CD is should use.
Once I know what I'm doing better (for getting this footage to him), I'm going to try and introduce some of the interviews of Jim Jacobs to him and other sporting psychologists. If anyone can recommend others like Jacobs I'd be very grateful, and so would he. The guys only 29 and I think he has enough time to turn his life around, if he can better channel his feelings.
Another of the guys is really into politics and has a very keen interest in political history, but by his own admission he's not had as much access to more relevant current issues. He's very, very interesting and understands concepts which have been evident through different stages of our social evolution. He used to get copies of manifestos when he was more independent, but hasn't known how to get them lately. I've been in touch with the major political parties for him and it looks like they're willing to help out, except the Lib Dems (who hung up on me lol). He understands his conditions and issues very well and believes that balancing his delusions is important and he strives to be more in the ''real world'', as he describes it. As you can understand he may have been repressed, and repressed himself, from the types of things which he has interests in (which being in care). I'm striving to help support him back to a more informed current view, whilst taking care to ensure his delusions aren't being reinforced in a topic which isn't black and white for anyone.
I'd like your thoughts, the management at senior levels have been very supportive of my stances on these two... but I'd like to know if anyone has any further advice or can help me out with the type of footage I'm after.
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